More UK Jack Talk
August 24, 2006
Along with Oxford, England attempting to land Jack FM, there's also an application in for the 105.9 signal in Liverpool, England. To take a rather fascinating look at the makeup format, read this .pdf file. Note that the British Jack FM will include some 60s material (though very fringe, matching the recurrents used on the modern end.)
All Access reports that Ft. Wayne is about to lose its Variety Hits outlet, 102.9 Mike FM (WXKE), effective August 31, 2006. The station will flip to a simulcast of Adult Standards WGL (1250 The River) and the WXKE call letters will be moving to the 103.9 frequency, resurrecting Rock 104 in the market. Adult Standards had been the format on 102.9 prior to the debut of Mike FM.
To be fair, 102.9 Mike FM is a rimshot from the southwest part of the market (city of license: Huntington, IN), and with its Class A signal it doesn't prove even half of Allen County, IN, or more than a portion of Ft. Wayne, with a city-grade signal. WGL has a booming daytime signal, but its nighttime signal is limited and thus adding the FM simulcast will allow for better nighttime coverage to the west of Ft. Wayne. No announcement has been made concerning what the new call letters of 102.9 will be, but WGL-FM wouldn't surprise me in the least.
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